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For President JIMMY CARTER r 4 MHQk f For Congress WALTER JONES Tennis Courts Still Problem By Flynn Surratt The Edenton-Chowan Board of Education was unable to decide Tuesday night whether or not they should honor a 1973 agreement v with-the Chowan County com missioners concerning use of the tennis courts at Chowan High School. The board discussed the possible implications of allowing Chowan Academy use of the facility for organized practice and matches, thereby resulting in non-compliance with federal law. The academy was recently denied use of die tennis courts based on a precedent set in when the academy requestetUMr of athletic facilities foaiWWsl That request was djgtMl Tof.'’ fear that use by private academy federal funds. j||pFjip % However the ||il|nff? com missioners requdihp that school board the terms of a I973%jggeerntent jdlaU Contin*t4sJon .Page 4 m Pupil /' Students in the Edeata4qjt)£wan> Schools will have 4 holiday; Friday. Schools will rßfee jnl session due to an NCAE District meeting at Rose Hill High| School in Greenville. | JHL , The NCAE District n&eVLnmis'' for all school personn#bpfonMg to this educationsl/pr ofessi ohal organization. A regular work day will be observed, §h|weverj|ls| personnel not belor|ging to NipljjE and those members qpt attending. Monroe EAptf GREENVILIAdForty involved with hefnh care in Eastern North Carolina halH been elected to the Board ora Directors of Eastern Area Health | Education Center (EAHEC). t Thomas M. Surratt, president of Chowan Hospital, Inc., an<f&Dr. Wr tZrmLfZZ* Dr. Edwin Menroe Bloodmobile MONDAY At Edenton Baptist Church Fellowship Hall 12:00 Nooa Til 6:00 P. M. Quota: 150 Fiats For Governor JIM HUNT Public Parade Blowing Smoke What passed through Eastern North Carolina was the big N&O. Fueled by bait from a Republican gladfly, Pat Stith was resurected. Not since Soul City had such a juicy rumor set the investigative reporter chasing tales. Hie prey was a familiar one for our least favorite daily of general circulation in Northeastern North Carolina. Rep. Walter B. Jones has long been a target of the gliberal press, He irritates them because they can’t type him. So, they (whoever that might be) caught him bending an elbow. So what! It is obvious from the splendid manner in which he represents his district that he bends it with the right people and in the right places. The man who planted the story is a man of medicine. He is also the GOP opponent of our amiable congressman. We would hope that he is a better physician than politician There ajejlpardiof people along the Publid%lra%fand throughout the districi wcm would rather have Walter Jonlte present them dead drunk than\ %an the likes of his opponent, s§|ne sober. Rep. Jones’ best defense against such gutter politics jp in Ftremj Congressional District, If bn the* national, seme, -have reljpfced a n eyt low. lftua%is replacedyspues tfnd ? it long ai%a hungry\>%ss cannot e w 1 \\ But we *p|ve th* voting public tor\||ving| more sense; th«*efor|, Rqk Joies will be re\ %l^ted soli(ipTiajority. 1 k PuHi**. In 1976 i Vi * S Rrho|e If 4§o have the |||vileke would dp wet soAwt minute t|eforef|fojrk to tho* bolls. AjfcHftwe do JwomM 'job wo rm i wgL jLfwi i «houl# yi the p%nnqcr*tic ti<pce||ilong tfePnhliC Parade and ttefobihout #i Caro|b»a areJhree (‘Jill”, nuplqd witfca Jonqs in the Hgst * <|n<PageiL Li Wesiclent s 1 dp* Edent#^ among* thl boajjjr Maiifoe, frme Msh Jtfaiiw at Mo4lkolina Uniagrptjgf) was frhe EBNBPiPfmposed oft hospital trustees and ad * ministratnp as well as heaf|lf|ggg% and Dr. Archie Johnson of the UNC School of Medicine, are ex officio members of the board. EAHEC is one of nine centers throughout North Carolina established in 1973-74. Its region, consisting of 23 Eastern North Carolina counties, includes 16 hospital. The EAHEC program involves the coordination of continuing education and clinical education for persons in all fields of health Continued On Page 4 m&L m a For Lt. Governor JIMMY GREEN V.^/rT-.'' -.;"f-y 'lg<isk£? '' -• //,*? * Volume XLII —No. 44. Festival Weekend Arrives Everything is under control for the Peanut Festival here Saturday . . . except the weather. But with sunny skies, such have been ex perienced throughout most of this month, thousands of people are expected to participate in numerous events. A parade will kick-off the ac Pea Pickin’s KMX) A. M.-P«anut Festival Parade. Storting ot Hicks Field and Ending on South Broad Street. Perade Highlights: Led by the John A. Holmes "High School Marching Band, 1 Floats, King and Queens, Old and New Peanut Equipment, Town, County, and State Dignitaries, "Mr Peanut", Marching Units, Clowns, Cloggers; fun for all' 11:00 A. AA-John A. Holmes High School Band Concert. Otis Strother Conducting - On the Court House Green. 12 Ifoon To 6:00 4 M.-Barbecue lunch or Dinner. $2 50. May be Purchased at the American Legion Building or Chowan High School Cafeteria. 1:00 P. M. Tq Horse Show. ' \ Es 2 'iseV Canter Fo'd fi>r Complete Program. 30 P*M TO 3:30 P M.-Special Events. Greased Pig Catching Contest All Kids up to Age 18 - Ribbons Awarded. ond Crafts - Judging and Awards Given. ... » jali r 3:30 P. M. TO 5:00 P. M.-Gymkhana Home Show Continued. 8.-00 P. M. Q*W'|tdwn Edenton W.;, J ' * Featuring 8.-00 P. M. TO 12.-00 A. M.-sqwere Dance, American legion Building. $2 00 Per Person, Featuring 'The East Virginia". Added Attraction: Clogging DemonstraJtdn by the "Tar Heel Squares" and the Clogging Stor Steppers. , Hot Dogs, Drinks, Candy and Nuts Rain Date: I, IT In Downtown Edenton Area and November 6 1976 American Legion Fairgrounds. fKte Noted For Architecture PHHJi'irst In A Series.) House is a National chiefly because of its Rpiparkable architecture. The peofM|who have lived there, though, protide most of its strong local interest. It was bumyj72s) for Richard Sanderson of Perquimans County, who firlt appears in 1701 as captain of his fatjaer’s ship, on the Rappahannock River in Virginia. involvement in the fdßdfpb jfade, just as the ap peajrayatfe of his house suggests a saCcfaptain’s natural familiarity Sr. h New England architecture. f By 1724 he had moved from Cupjluck County to Perquimans, Imere.. he, ha*i a in Durant’s j/t! l ¥ijiP i * M MWß enough for the ghe - of Ocracoke. He was on the Governor’s Council from 1713 on. After Edenton was made the official seat of the government in 1722, a house here would have been a great convenience. Vet he hever occupied the Cupola House and neither, apparently, did his daughter Elizabeth, who married young John Crisp of Strawberry Hill. John Dunstan, who bought the Cupola House in f 726, was the Naval officer, or head of custom collecting, in the northern half of the colony. A fairly young man, Election Is Tuesday n u Voters in Chowan County, some ; o 11s Tuesday in a General ction to name national, state, net, and local officials. A ueavy voter turn-out is being predicted. Sixty names appear on the ballot here for offices from President of the United States to membership on the Soil Conservation District Board of Supervisors. Democrat nominees on the local and state district level are running without opposition. In other races Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday, October 28, 1976 tivities at 10 A.M. A special feature of the parade will be the appearance of Mrs. L. M. Robeson of Virginia Beach, Va., queen of the N. C. Peanut Festival in 1941. She is the former Rachel Weeks of Tarboro. Starting point for the parade will be Northside Shopping Center. with two young sons, he was so popular, in spite of his job, that Gov. Burrington’s effort to replace him with his own favorite was Continued On Page 4 HISTORIC LANDMARK—The Cupola House is one of Eden ton’s Historic Landmarks. The beauty of the structure is being enhanced by the re-construction of the gardens. It is part of the Historic Edenton package, support for which is being sought through a “Friends of Historic Edenton” membership campaign. there is either Republican op position or from the American or Libertarian parties. The polls open at 6:30 A.M. and close at 7:30 P.M. in the six -Chowan County precincts. The voting machines will be used but paper ballots will eb available for write-in votes. Assistance will be given those requesting it at the voting machines. Any person who has applied for absentee ballots must return them to the Chowan County Board of Elections by 6 P.M. Monday in The Edenton-Chowan area was saturated this week with a 52-page Souvenir Program. It features old pictures of peanut harvest, courtesy of Hamblin’s Studio of Suffolk, Va.; a pictorial history of the John A. Holmes High School Band; and supporting advertising from throughout the area. Robert S. Harrell, chairman of the sponsoring Edenton-Chowan Band Parents Association, said: “It is with a great sense of ap preciation and pride that we hear ‘hem (the band) in concert and Mrs. Mary Rhea Gardner, publicity committee chairman, Wednesday received the following telegram: “To all my friends at the Peanut Festival: “I hope your festival is a great success. I would like to be able to join you, but I’m sure you un derstand the demands of my campaign schedule, “Please accept my best wishes for a memorable celebration. I look forward to your continued friendship and support. “Sincerely, “Jimmy Carter” on the marching field. 4fjsßt£yer may be achieved in the first festival is dedicated to them—qtis Strother, director, and each member of the \)and." band, which will give a brief concert on the Green at 11 A.M. at the end of the parade, participated in Band Day at the University of North Carolina last Saturday. Strother was among those selected to direct the 26-band performance at half-time between the UNC- East Carolina University grid game. A gymkhana horse show, the first for this area, is expected to prove one of the more popular events at Saturday’s festival. But Continued On Page 4 order forth an to be counted. Curbside voting will be allowed between the hours of 9 A.M. and 5 P.M. on election day. Mrs. Byron Kehayes, chair man of the elections board, pointed out that state law requires that names of registered voters who haven’t voted in four years automatically be removed from the books. Written notice will be sent these people. If any person who receives such notice still resides in Chowan Continued On Page 4 Single Copies 15 denis. jjt Dr. Richard Hardin Dr. Hardin Takes Post RALEIGH—Dr. Richard Hardin of Edenton has been elected second vice president of the N. C. Division, American Cancer Society. He was elected at the division’s annual meeting here at which time J. E. McDowell, a Greensboro insurance executive, moved to the presidency from chairman of the board. He succeeds Dr. Charles T. Streeter of Jacksonville Dr. ( William E. Easterling! Jr., of Chapel Hill, associate dean, UNC School of MecSeine, was elected chairnaaftof the board of directors. R e ports Indie at e Big Peanut Yield Peanut harvest in Chowan County has caused a farm expert to predict a very good yield, probably the second best ever. Pete Thompson, county ex tension chairman, said: “We’ve had some good peanuts, with generally a good yield. This could be the second best year ever.” He went on to say the quality was good, along with the grade, although grass was a problem in some spots. H. O. West, executive director of the ASCS office here, said the average of marketing cards reported showed 3,226 pounds per acre. The biggest yield thus far for all acres one man tends is 4,629 pounds per acre. The early average was based on 69 farms where 2,260,370 pounds were hargested from 700.7 acres. The 1975 average yield was 2,508 pounds per acre. Chowan County has 459 farms on which peanuts are grown with an allotment of 6,272.9 acres. Halloween Sunday Halloween will be observed in Edenton on schedule—Sunday. Trick or treaters are en couraged to go out early in the evening for their Halloween fun and officials ask that only children 12 years of age and under par ticipate. Police Chief J. D. Parrish has suggested that trick or treat be conducted between 5:30 P. M. and 8 P. M. “It is recommended that children stay in their own neigh borhood and be accompanied by an adult.
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